Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II

Plastic kit for a Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II

• Scale 1:48
• Dimensions (built): length 294 mm / wingspan 246.4 mm
• 278 parts
• 2 marking options
• clear parts included
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The LTV A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-based subsonic fighter aircraft designed to replace the US Navy's A-4 Skyhawk and originally entered service during the Vietnam War. The Corsair was adopted by the United States Air Force and Air National Guard to replace the A-1 Skyraider, F-100 Super Sabre and F-105 Thunderchief. The aircraft was also exported to Greece in the 1970s and to Portugal and Thailand in the late 1980s. The A-7's design was based on Chance Vought's successful F-8 Crusader supersonic aircraft. It was one of the first combat aircraft to have a head-up display, an inertial navigation system (INS), and a turbofan engine.

A-7A, first production version. Early US Navy Corsair IIs had two 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannons with 250 rounds per gun. Maximum armament, carried primarily on the wing pylons, was theoretically 15,000 lb (6,804 kg), but was limited by maximum takeoff weight, so the full weapons load could only be carried with greatly reduced internal fuel; 199 built.